New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-14
BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
POINTS OF BEAUTY IN THE HAND DE-
NOTING GENTLE BIRTH.
Ancient and Modern Methods of BeautI-
flying ths Hands.
"IN FAITH, IT'S A FAIR HAyD!"

-I1erehanto Of Nmtee
was Lord Byron who declared nothing distinctly
OF gentle birth hand and that 1t Is almost the onJ
sign OF blood which arisoeracy generate although The
poets prejrdices may been strengthened by the
surance that All Pacha would have known him anywhere
for parsonage by the smallness OF his hands
But 1t Is not small Size alone that gives the hand beauy
shape color, and points OF greater
and despite the poet generate these points
equally with aristocraey Antony's friend tells OF tho
sken touches soft hands Of Ceoparas gentes
women take thy hand this hand, as soft as doves
down. and white" says the lover Of Perdia And Ten.
nyson paints Aphrodie with rosy, slender fingers The
formulas reducing the hands outlines to rules
but recognize loveliness without formula where the
wrist slender the shape and the skin white
and soft and the Angertp and taper Cover suns
all in singing;
When she wcayei the sleided silk,
With fingers long, small. white as milk"
Most this oveliness be cultivated by day uss
toilet appliances especially OF any ointment OF delicate
Quckens the pores and the Oglands thus seeur
ng wnteness and elasticity and DESTROYING dseooraons!
The shape OF the hand Is always CHARACTERISTIC Levaer
told that passing velvet bag during the oertoy
church. locking only at the hands he became convinced
OF the individuality CT each giyer In Tftians portrait o.
Paul talonke fingers could belong TO no other thin
a grsspng Old And from the hand that Nandyka
paint dreamer might reconstruct the whole ma
the Stewards Cuyie or Agassiz
could from the bone the ash from the
From this idea has risen the science OF paimsrys
and inseparabe from high development.
The Roman woman, who never wore glove, knew well
value the hand adjunct OF beauty whethei
displayed harp ute in that gestieuatOn OF WHICH
Cceo spoke the subtle devices OF the fingers, which
Ovid thick fingers, and which was carried |"
the extent OF making pantomlme language taught ~
Great actresses use It as vehicle OF eSpesson
MIS- Siddons, studying the carved Egyptian gods eahea
hung by the sides and the hands cinched
feeling and Rachel in Phcdre portrayed pas
ate self ntrOlw wit
capacity In the hand, It is Citing the hand should
be kept at Its highest excellence.
The women in history for beautiful hands are
few idleness and luxury alone will not produce thls
beauty. and the medicinal soap that will produce IL, by
freeing opening vessels OF the skin, Is modern
invention Yet Of Austria, who ruled France for heI
magniCe son, Louis Quatorzc and led great Ministers
captive did 1t with hand white that men were proud
kiss Poprea held the heart OF Nero through thu
her hand Viven with spell OF waving
hands bound Merlin IN his forest sleep But In poetry
lovely hand is always reckoning. How exquisite Is
the charm Iseult OF White Hand in the Arthurian
legends and fondy Romeo sighs the white won-
der Julet's hand What jewels send their glitter
from these beautiful hands. Who looking at
Danleys stil treasured rothng with Mary, Queen Of
Scots does the ghosty hngers that nterehanged
#. or sight OF the blue enamel and onyx, which the
dying Essex Elizabeth docs shape from Its ashes
again that long hand OF the Virgin Queen, who when
Raleigh with his rng on the windIw-pane, :" Fan
would climb. fear to fall" answered with her da-
It is ungraclous 10 speak OF beautiful hands those
hands dsheured by oughness and vulgar red'
and assures tblckened and scay skin shapes
nails painful finger ends and unsightly stains unless
prepared suggest relief prevention But in days
everything Itself into advertisement one
charge OF undue preference Rratuous notice 10
making such suggestions. Yet among the various nos
rums used have yet been found satisfactory for
glycerne las proved positive injury, since. with A
affinity moisture, dries rather than molliGes. Palm.
OIL which French cosmetic soaps IS "A
easily decomposed be dangerous tar is sufficiently
irritating diseases the various brans
trivial cucumber juice Is nonscnscal as June dew ana
almond emulsion proved delusiOn most II not all
mixtures either inert or owe their activity 70
disguised presence Of mercury other mineral poons
In fact only Trustworthy purifier and beautieer OF tho
by OF science and practice has
proved TO the Mcdcated Toilet soap. This
marvellous skin beauner and toilet bath and nursery
sanave contains I'm modified FORM the medicinal properties
OF CucUra. cOmbire with fascinating ana
absolutely corrosive or dangerous subs anct
whatsoever soohe. whcns and softens, absorbs all
poiso nous Irritating Clements destroys scales edness
tan, and delicious odor impars velyety
surface Transparency Purifying the
and inygorating the glands and the tubes this exquisite
agent outlets for the eete matter which other
eczema, rasbcs and nfammaons and is thus
preventive OF all eupi0ns. bloches and sores. while s
action the natural iubrcators OF the skin,
aided By occasional ITSELF keeps the surface
soft flexible aud I'm the pure and perfect tint OF health
effect the working girls hands, those accus.
toned rOughening acids 10 the handling OF arsenic
stained paper may and smooth and fair and
while its is luxury. it is still potent that
marvels II Lady Macbeth would have cried Not all
tie perfumes OF Arabia will sweeen this Hide hand" had
she known In her day and strength and
ness OF Cutcuia Medcated Toilet Soap.